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U of M research finds disordered eating less common among teen girls who regularly eat family meals

Adolescent girls who frequently eat meals with their families appear less likely to use diet pills, laxatives, or other extreme measures to control their weight five years later, according to research led by Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, lead investigator of Project Eating Among Teens at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

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